Experience shows educated people are likely to marry later, have healthier families and greater earning potential. Girls who complete primary education are less likely to become HIV positive and their own children are more likely to survive infancy and to be healthy. CARE International runs education programmes in 25 countries, working at community, regional and national level to improve access to education for all. CARE’s projects encourage parents, teachers and other community members to get involved, working together to overcome the barriers to education that keep families mired in poverty.
Since 2004, CARE Zambia has been working through a Program Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) to implement a number of Social Protection projects, aimed at increasing the capacity of institutions and the most vulnerable in society to better manage the risks associated with food insecurity, destitution and HIV and AIDS.
